#british-virgin-islands

#british-virgin-islands

The UK government has been accused of caving-in to pressure from the British Virgin Islands by allowing it to limit access to a register of company share ownership to only those deemed to have a legitimate interest. The restriction, to be discussed at talks starting on Tuesday between Foreign Office ministers and leaders of the British overseas territories (BOTs) in London, is in defiance of legislation passed by the UK government as long ago as 2008 that would make the register available to all.

The Foreign Office will dispatch the UK's anti-corruption champion, Margaret Hodge, to the British Virgin Islands to investigate delays in anti-financial crime proposals.

Come for the beach, stay for the views at British Virgin Islands' iconic Oil Nut Bay, an ideal Caribbean respite with stunning ocean and cliffside villas.